Know It All

Have you ever felt that you just had it all figured out. Well, I think that is the problem with us now-a-days. We think we have figured out our lives, goals, friends, family, and what more, we think we have figured out God. I have been reading "The Shack" the past couple of weeks, and the more and more I think about the controversy that surrounded that book, the more and more I just want to tell people how truly ridiculous they are. Since when can we read something and say, "that is NOT God." You don't know!! The whole point of life is to strive to know, but honestly, God is who He is, and He is beyond us. I think that is the greatest thing about him. As a human, it is our goal to figure everything out, and it is so like God to be unfathomable. It's irony biting us in the butts.

Why do I stand on my soapbox, you ask?? Well, here I am: 21 and in my last semester of college. What do I do?? It would be easy for me to say that I need to try and "figure out my life," but I have also come to the realization that no matter how hard I try, it's not about "figuring," it's about trusting. Of course, I won't sit by and wait for God to send out my resume or applications, but honestly, I won't sit by and depict my life in a two minute catch-up conversation with a friend. From the very beginning, God called me to great things. He called us all to great things, but very few answer their true calling and give up the desire to define themselves before the age 25. "What do you do??" That solemn question... Well, if you can answer that in a couple words and you are a Christian, then either you have been practicing and pruning your answer or you need to reevaluate some things. In every way, "what you do" should be more than a job or an education. It should be your testimony. In every way, live your life like you are writing a new page everyday.

From the very moment I became a Christian, I knew God had called me to great things. Great things. Now I am part of a project team planning to plant a church in the inner-city of Mobile. Jesus met the poor and needy where they were... and so will we. You have something great there waiting for you to pick up the reigns. Don't define yourself, EVER. Live everyday to redefine yourself.

Love,
k10